EDITOR NOTE–You are totally correct. Problem is a sitting council cannot make a binding resolution for future elected officials. Only the citizens have that right, as in spending matters like a bond debt. The answer is at the legislature.

Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

Clearly the nation is suffering idiots on all sides. It’s hard to watch the utter stupidity coming from supposed smart people. Boise becoming a little mini-me of Portland is not a surprise. The cleanest way for the average guy to get the message through to Boise leaders is to minimize money spent in Boise. No need to announce intentions, just avoid Boise as much as possible. Would be nice to see Boise business owners move to someplace more appreciative of what it takes to be a successful small business.

Governor and Legislature, you too can help by making annexation law tougher and area of impact taxes impossible. Striping money away from more and more people is the only way these liberal cities can survive. Many big US cities collect taxes an hour’s drive outside the city limit to fund their failed city states. Please use the State power to stand in their way before these schemes come to Idaho. And it’s past due for the State to put a cap on municipal utility fees.

people no longer live near their parents and grandparents. Everyone can use help from a grandma.

friends are more temporary with all the relocations due to employment.

and people have seen the light to turn away from churches.

Just look how many commenters on here are from California. Are they guilty and the cause of your point?

And so we have evolved to use government to do things our social networks ‘used to do’ more of? Is that true?

Let’s look back:

In the 1930’s, were people “voluntary support[ed] by extended family, friends, church, etc????
That was generations ago.
And yet, the “pre-socialism” society still failed (before social security & medicare, and SNAP, and city shelters). Race wars and social injustice were rampant in the US in the 40 and 50s too (back in the days good ol days?)- people went to church on Sunday and still behaved like trds Monday thru Saturday.
So what is the change you regret?

INSTEAD, we’re actually getting better IMO. 🙂
we have a long way to go– sharing. caring. empathy. equality.
Yesterday’s Court ruling is an example of moving in the right direction (even if some churches disagree). Amen!

And now, the PC Bolsheviks are running this “revolution” that is gaining steam. City “leaders” are acquiescing in rapid fashion. The rules governing these enclaves are like electric diodes, the path only goes one way….deeper in. Rethinking strategy is tantamount to ceding ground back to their perception of the establishment, which is so ironic because our establishment has become a snake that eats its own tail.

Taxes have already been levied on CHAZ businesses and at some point, great demands will be placed on residents. People there are going to learn what the Soviet system that they MIGHT have read about in school looked like. They are begging for resources to be shipped from outside the CHAZ. They used up all the available food. When do they begin demanding residents’ for their food? When do they demand a catalog of personal property to be submitted to the CHAZ resource committee? When do they demand all grass lawns be converted to gardens? How many will that feed?

Are there groups in Boise ready to replicate the same here?

Animal Farm wasn’t supposed to be a How To manual.

I am FULLY supportive of community support for underprivileged and poverty-stricken and otherwise “challenged” citizens… however, I regret that over the space of a couple generations, it’s evolved from voluntary support extended by family, friends, church, etc. to a taxpayer-funded government entitlement, with no emotional reward for generosity, and not much room for gratitude from the recipients.